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The passage of power

Caro, Robert A.2013

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The Passage of Power follows Lyndon Johnson through both the most frustrating and most triumphant period of his career--1958 to 1964. An unparalleled account of the battle between Johnson and John Kennedy for the 1960 presidential nomination, of the machinations behind Kennedy's decision to offer Johnson the vice presidency, and of Johnson's powerlessness and humiliation in that role. With the superlative skills of a master storyteller, Caro exposes the savage animosity between Johnson and Robert Kennedy, portraying one of America's great political feuds. In Caro's description of the Kennedy assassination, which The New York Times called "the most riveting ever", we see the events of November 22, 1963, for the first time through Lyndon Johnson's eyes. And we watch as his political genius enables him to grasp the reins of the presidency with total command, and, within weeks, make it wholly his own, surmounting unprecedented obstacles in order to fulfill the highest purpose of the office. It is an epic story, displaying all the narrative energy and illuminating insight that led the Times of London to acclaim 'The Years of Lyndon Johnson' as "one of the truly great political biographies of the modern age."

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Main title:

The passage of power / Robert A. Caro.

Author:

Caro, Robert A., author

Work:

The passage of power

Edition:

First Vintage Books edition.

Imprint:

Collation:

xix, 712 pages, 32 pages of unnumbered plates : illustrations ; 24 cm.

Series title:

Years of Lyndon Johnson

Series:

The years of Lyndon Johnson

Notes:

Originally published: New York : Alfred A. Knopf, c2012.Includes bibliographical references (pages 613-692) and index.

Contents:

Part I Johnson vs. Kennedy: 1960 -- 1. The prediction -- 2. The rich man's son -- 3. Forging chains -- 4. The back stairs -- 5. The "LBJ special" -- Part II "Rufus Cornpone" -- 6. "Power is where power goes" -- 7. Genuine warmth -- 8. "Cut" -- 9. Gestures and tactics -- 10. The protégé -- Part III Dallas -- 11. The cubicle -- 12. Taking charge -- Part IV Taking command -- 13. Aboard Air Force One -- 14. Three encounters -- 15. The drums -- Part V To become a president -- 16. EOB 274 -- 17. The Warren Commission -- 18. The Southern strategy -- 19. "Old Harry" -- 20. "The Johnsons in Johnson City" -- 21. Serenity -- 22. "Old Harry" II -- 23. In the books of law -- 24. Defeating despair -- 25. Hammer blows -- 26. Long enough.

ISBN:

9780375713255 (paperback)

Dewey class:

973.923092973.923

Language:

English

Added title:

Years of Lyndon Johnson. The passage of power

Subject:

Johnson, Lyndon B. (Lyndon Baines), 1908-1973Kennedy, John F. (John Fitzgerald), 1917-1963United States -- Politics and government -- 1963-1969United States -- Politics and government -- 1961-1963

BRN:

441230